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SAVE Act DEAD? 4 GOP Senators Just Killed Voter ID at 4 AM
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At 4 o'clock in the morning, while most Americans were asleep, four Republican senators crossed the floor and voted with every single Democrat to kill voter ID legislation. I want to talk about who they are, why they did it, and what it tells us about the people we send to Washington
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00:00:00 Introduction: Republicans fail to pass the SAVE Act
00:00:42 Explaining the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
00:01:51 Why the SAVE Act is Trump's top priority
00:02:35 Exposing the reality of voter fraud in cities
00:04:30 How Senate filibuster rules blocked the voting bill
00:06:14 Senator John Kennedy’s late night tactical voter-a-rama
00:07:45 Identifying the four Republicans who blocked the bill
00:08:14 Analyzing Mitch McConnell’s institutionalist motivations and worldview
00:10:30 Susan Collins and the political calculus of Maine
00:13:27 Why Lisa Murkowski continues to defy the party
00:16:01 Thom Tillis and the need for better leadership
00:18:35 Debunking the Uniparty myth and defending good Republicans
00:21:18 Future paths for implementing the federal SAVE Act
00:23:35 Assessing Trump's executive order options for verification
00:24:51 Empowering states to pass their own election laws
00:27:50 Final thoughts: Reward the good and punish bad
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